I just watched the first of four webinars I have signed up for this week, and will try to sum up a few things here that I found most interesting and exciting.
- First, program loads/opens faster. (Bad new for those of you who have made a routine of things to do while you wait, good news for those who tend to shake their mouse and get red in the face and curse while waiting.)
- There is a new Search - nothing like the Find feature (which is still there), but you can basically run a Search on anything at all and get results.
- Customer Snapshot is new, and looks a little like the Company snapshot. It includes helpful information such as Years As Customer, Average Days to Pay, etc.
- Batch Invoicing (need to invoice more than one customer for the same thing? You can do as many as you like)
- 'On-screen' information for Create Invoice and Enter Bills screen about Customers / Vendors that you may need to see while completing the screen... saves switching back and forth.
- Collections Center for customers that saves time following up with balances.
- Intuit Payment Network is a paypal-type network that allows a customer to pay online from your invoice, at an unbeatable flat-rate of fifty-cents per transaction.
- Accountant's version allows two company files to be open at once.
- Balance Sheet can now be run by Classes.
- And one the biggest new features may be (not available until later this year) QuickBooks Connect/QuickBooks Mobile, which will allow some functions online and/or from your Iphone such as invoicing, viewing customer/inventory/pricing/vendor info and more.
So, that is a taste for now. I will be updating frequently as I learn more from the webinars and by actually using the features, but feel free to give me a call if you have questions or would like more details in the meantime.
